Second period, scoreless game against the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks, and after a wasted minute from the first unit tossed over the boards by the coaching staff, a forward grouping of Zach Parise, Victor Rask and Pontus Aberg emerged onto the ice.

The next minute was a disjointed mess.

No puck support, no seamless passing, no threats whatsoever and worst of all, no shots on goal.

Fast forward 16 minutes.

The Wild, now trailing 1-0 and back on the power play, saw another wasted minute by the first unit that was tossed over the boards, the next unit jumped on the ice and well … rinse, repeat.

Jack squat.

If the Wild are so fortunate to make the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, Monday’s game very well could have been a first-round series preview. On this evening, the Wild would go on to lose to the Sharks, 3-zip to fall to 1-5-3 in their past nine home games in large part because of an 0-for-3 power...